Another injury worry for Cairns

A hamstring strain threatens to spoil Chris Cairns's comeback plans. Cairns, who bowled for the first time in an ODI since a World Cup match against Zimbabwe in March this year, limped off after sending down just three overs in the rain-hit match against India at Chennai on Wednesday. Cairns bowled with a fair amount of pace, taking the wicket of Virender Sehwag with the last ball of his first over, and Stephen Fleming was clearly disappointed with the latest injury concern.

"It's a shame and it's the most frustrating for Cairnsy. What he was delivering was pretty good, and he's been pretty excited about getting out there," Fleming said. "We feel for him but hopefully it's not too bad. He's icing it at the moment and we'll assess it tomorrow."

Cairns has five more days to recover, though: New Zealand's next match in the tournament is on October 29, against Australia at Faridabad.